Improvement in wheelbarrows



A. J. UPHAM. Wheelbarrow.

No. 198,475. Patented Dec. 25, 1877.

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ANDREW J. UPHAM, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS HIS RIGHTTO JOHN H. LAWRENCE AND GHAUNOY G. BETTS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN W HEELBARROWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,475, dated December25, 1877; application filed November 24, 1877.

port to the hopper.

- Heretofore it has been customary to give the legs of a wheelbarrow thenecessary bracing by inserting a brace from the lower end of each legforward to the frame. This was objectionable, for two reasons: first, itweakened both brace and leg at their point of juncture; and, second, theparts were liable to become rotten from constant contact with theground, and to separate at the point indicated.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties by makingeach leg somewhat bow-shaped, and thus dispense entirely with the bracesnamed, and also to attain some further advantages, hereinafter named.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheelbarrow,exhibiting my invention; and Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the leg D.

A is the ordinary hopper. B B are the sides of the frame, the ends ofwhich are used as handles, and upon which the hopper A and wheel 0 areplaced in the usual way.

The legs D D are bent as shown, and bolted, respectively, to the outersurface of B at e e, as shown, the ends of each leg being bent andextended above B, to serve also as forward and rear supports to thehopper A.

The advantages of my invention, in addition to what has already beensaid as to its durability, are in cheapness of construction, bydispensing with the braces named, and with their weakening connection tothe legs; also, in giving the leg a runner shape, which will enable itto rise over obstacles, and less likely to catch thereon. Again, whileresting on soft ground while the barrow is being loaded, the legs, byreason of their flat base, will not, as heretofore, enter the ground soas to become attached thereto.

What I claim is- In combination with a wheelbarrow-frame, the legs D D,formed in a continuous bow, and having extensions to support the hopperin front and rear, substantially as and for the purpose described.

ANDREW J. UPHAM.

Witnesses:

O. G. Bn'rrs, J. P. GLEASON.

